Mississippi man charged in 2013 slaying on West Side

A Mississippi man has been charged in a 2013 shooting that killed a 25-year-old man on the city's West Side in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.

Randon Walker, 23, of the 300 block of Mulberry in Lexington, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Rubin Austin, 25, said police.

The fatal shooting happened Sept. 20 about 12:45 a.m., in the 3600 block of West Augusta Boulevard. When officers responded to a call of shots fired, they found Austin lying on the sidewalk, said police.

Austin had suffered a gunshot wound to his chest and pelvis, and was taken to Stroger Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 1:38 a.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

A warrant was issued for Walker and he was eventually arrested in Mississippi on July 20 and extradited to Chicago, said police.

In a hearing this afternoon in Cook County Bond Court, Walker was ordered held in lieu of $2 million bail, according to records.